345207 Modeling of CO2 Capture Using Microalgae

Thursday, November 7, 2013: 1:20 PM
Powell A (Hilton)
Lidiane Maria Andrade, Chemical Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Maria Anita Mendes, Polytechnic School - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Carlos Alberto Silveira, Chemical Engineering, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Cláudio Augusto Oller Nascimento, Chemical Engineering Department, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

In order to model the growth of microalgae in a open-pond reactor, a 1000L system has been built and operated under realistic outdoor conditions. Environmental data (light intensity, temperature, pH) were captured with a datalogger and the growth was measured. A phenomenological mathematical model  was built for the open reactor. The comparison of the simulated data to the experimental data shows good agreement.

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See more of this Session: Unconventional Technologies for CO2 Capture, Conversion and Utilization II
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